May 2019 Archives - Aries Systems Corporation

Allen Press Expanded Partnership, Making Aries Exclusive Peer Review Software Provider

Aries Systems and Allen Press are pleased to announce the expansion of an existing partnership and licensing agreement which will make Editorial Manager^® the exclusive peer review system powering Allen Press’ PeerTrack™.

“Allen Press is thrilled to be teaming with Aries Systems as our exclusive partner for peer review technology. The PeerTrack™ platform delivers a great deal of flexibility and accommodates a variety of workflows, which enables Allen Press to continue offering clients an industry-leading system backed by our in-house service and support team,” said Mark Kohlhase, Allen Press Vice President of Scholarly Publishing Services.Aries Systems and Allen Press are pleased to announce the expansion of an existing partnership and licensing agreement which will make Editorial Manager^® the exclusive peer review system powering Allen Press’ PeerTrack™. Read more.

EMUG Keynote Speaker and Session Panelists Announced

Milka Kostic, Ph.D., Program Director for Chemical Biology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, will deliver the EMUG 2019 keynote address. Dr. Kostic will present “From Making Discoveries to Sharing Knowledge – How Researchers Navigate the Publishing Process.” Read more to learn about Dr. Kostic and her presentation.

Aries will also be hosting a panel discussion during EMUG 2019 on FAIR Data, Data Deposit Requirements and Repositories. Featuring a lineup of six diverse industry experts, the panel will be moderated by Aries Director of Product Management Tony Alves. Read more to learn about the guest speakers and topics.

Developing the LiXuid Manuscript XML Editing Tool

LiXuid Manuscript™ is an Aries initiative that aims to build new features and functionality around the transition from unstructured representations of journal articles (Word or PDF files) to structured representations (JATS XML). One of the upcoming aspects of LiXuid Manuscript™ is an XML editing tool. Read more about the benefits of this new manuscript editing interface, how it has been tested, and the future plans for the LiXuid initiative.

Meet the Aries Team: Ryan Balukas, Principal Systems Administrator

Want to get to know some of the Aries team? Us too! To learn more about our colleagues and the important work they do, we’ve decided to sit down with Aries staff members to interview them about their roles, what led them to scholarly publishing, and what they like to do in their free time.

Read our latest interview with one of our daily heroes, Ryan Balukas, Principal Systems Administrator, to learn about what a day in the life of an Aries IT department member looks like.

Aries Speaking: Reflecting on CSE 2019

Aries is pleased to have exhibited at and sponsored the Wi-Fi for the Council of Science Editors annual conference earlier this month. Aries Senior Business Systems Analyst Caroline Webber presented during the Update on the Manuscript Exchange Common Approach (MECA) Initiative panel session at CSE 2019.

“The CSE conference is a great opportunity to connect with and learn from colleagues in the scientific publishing space,” said Webber. Read more about her reflection and thoughts on the meeting’s theme, sessions and community.

Watch Now: Personal Correspondence History

Correspondence history that is stored in multiple locations makes it difficult for Editors and journal staff to quickly locate communications and take relevant action. To save staff time, Editorial Manager version 16.0 introduces personal correspondence history. This enables Editors and staff to find EM-generated correspondence by name without needing to know the manuscript number. It also allows users to view all system correspondence for which they are the primary recipient from a central location. Watch the video.

16.0 Feature Spotlight: Configurable Email Drop-Box

External email correspondence can be added to Editorial Manager using an email drop-box. Editors may wish to add external communications by forwarding emails to the EM drop-box, allowing the system to automatically add these files to the correspondence history.

In Editorial Manager version 16.0, this drop-box functionality is further improved by allowing users to configure the drop-box email address so that it is more identifiable and memorable. Read more on this and other 16.0 features in the release notes.